6 – Oldest Decorations

Mr. Snowman

Mr. Mouse

These are my two oldest Christmas decorations.  They were given to me by my piano teacher when I was a kid.  (Mom, do you remember these?)  Back in the 70′s painting ceramics was really popular.  Both of these have dates and initials on the back.  I don’t remember how long I took piano lessons. But music has never been one of my talents.  I’m not sure that I could even play any more.  I always jokingly say that I can play the radio/stereo really well!

What are your oldest Christmas decorations?

7 – One more week!

Done!

One quilt done! And one rotten pumpkin that needs to be thrown out!  Only 2 more quilts, a table topper, and a forest of Yo Yo trees that I would like to finish before Christmas.

a Thank You quilt

This one is for the neighbors that routinely watch our pets when we are gone. They are awesome neighbors, even feeding the cats on a moment’s notice.  This quilt was based on the Tropical Frothy Quilt by Liza Prior Lucy in the book Kaffe Fassett’s Quilts in the Sun.  Almost entirely from my stash, I made everything a slightly different size based on my smallest piece of stash fabric.  I think the final measurements were somewhere around 61″ or 62″ square. The quilt in the book finishes at 65″ x 78″.

loopy quilting

Lots of loopy quilting… the fastest and easiest way for me to finish a quilt.

8 – German Pyramid

Spinning

Christmas Pyramid

In 1998/1999 my husband had to work in Germany between Christmas & New Year.  While he was working I went shopping and sightseeing.  One day I took the train to Nurnberg, wandered the National Museum and did some after Christmas shopping. I picked up this Christmas Pyramid and few decorations for the tree.  This is one of my favorite Christmas decorations.  And the Museum was amazing. I think I enjoyed it more than the Louvre. And the Louvre is pretty fantastic.

9 – Wish Lists

This year my hubby and I decided to only exchange small gift items that would fit in our stockings. I wish we could hang our stockings “by the chimney with care”, but we haven’t gotten around to installing some sort of mantel on the fireplace yet.  Here are a few things on my wish list. What’s on yours?

Divine Twine – in Cherry, Green Apple or Oyster

Mustache Clips – I don’t know what it is about mustaches lately.  Maybe it has something to do The Vintage Barn antique show my sis-in-law and I went to last summer?

Smartwool Socks (Snowflake or Jovian Stripe) – I have some other Smartwool socks and I love them!  I also love to wear hand knit wool socks in the winter. I lay the hand knit socks flat to dry and sometimes there are more socks that need washing than places to let them dry.

iPod Touch – And something that might fit in our stockings, but not necessarily in the inexpensive category.  Greedy, aren’t I?

10 – Twinkle Toes

Snowflakes

Even my toes got some Holiday Cheer.